Media conducting element and distribution system for transporting media
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temperature control systems in electric vehicles face challenges with high installation space requirements and complex fluid flow management due to the need for multiple components and overlapping channels, which complicates the distribution of temperature control media.
Innovation Solution
A media conducting element with a housing and casing that separates fluid flow into a throughflow volume and a volume, allowing independent control and distribution of media without mixing, using a rotary valve body and blow-molded components to minimize space and cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components and overlapping channels are used to distribute temperature control media, then fluid flow management capability is improved, but installation space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple fluid distribution channels and control functions into a single valve body component. The housing contains multiple fluid openings (at least two) that are each connected to fluid lines, allowing multiple media flows to be managed within one component rather than requiring separate valves and channels for each flow path.
Solution Approach 2:
The valve housing is surrounded on the outside, at least in sections, by a casing that provides additional fluid distribution channels. This nested structure allows the valve body and casing to work together as an integrated system, with the casing extending the fluid distribution capability without requiring separate external components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If channels cross over each other to reach different components, then distribution flexibility is improved, but installation space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses three-dimensional channel routing within the valve housing and casing structure to achieve complex fluid distribution without requiring large planar space. The channels are arranged in multiple dimensions within the compact valve body, allowing media to reach different directions and components efficiently.
3Volume of moving object
If a compact integrated distribution system is used, then installation space requirement is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated distribution system is divided into functionally distinct segments: the valve housing with internal channels and control elements, and the surrounding casing with additional fluid openings and channels. This segmentation allows each part to perform specific functions while maintaining overall integration, making the complex system more manageable and maintainable.
Data Source
AI summary
A media conducting element, comprising a housing which delimits a volume, wherein at least two fluid openings are introduced into the housing, wherein the fluid openings are each connected to a fluid line, wherein the volume interacts with the fluid openings, wherein the housing is surrounded on the outside, at least in sections, by a casing, wherein the housing and the casing delimit a throughflow volume, wherein at least two fluid connections introduced into the casing open into the throughflow volume, as well as a distribution system for transporting media.